Spike's Tactical 16" 5.56 NATO Complete Upper with Mid-Length Handguard

This is a follow up review. Primary arms was great as always but this upper was very poor. A good upper should be able to shoot anything that goes in it in my opinion. My Daniel Defense does this without issue. I was given a lot of steel case ammo for free (I usually never use it)and again my dd ran all of it with multiple different bcgs just fine no matter how much or how fast i shot. This upper however does not. After about 40-60 rounds though it, it will fail to extract a spent steel case from the chamber and i have to put a rod down the barrel to pound out the spent casing. It runs brass case fine for the most part. If it can't shoot all kinds of ammo without hiccups though then it does not deserve more than one star in my book. Again, I am very disappointed and expected much better quality from spikes. Furthermore the upper/lower fit is terrible. It is paired with a spikes lower and the fit was awful. I am very very disappointed in this upper.

Received my upper today. As always primary arms was very quick and they deserve 5 stars. I hate to give less than 5 stars as I use quite a bit of spikes products and this is getting paired with a spikes lower. The Bolt carrier group is my biggest issue. The firing pin retaining pin only comes out only with needle nose pliers and has to be punched back in. You cannot put it back together without tools. Luckily I have a spikes nickel boron bolt laying around that will be going in the upper so that is not much of an issue. The upper had a few little dings on the anodizing near the charging handle port (which is a little disappointing) and the entire inside of the upper has some sort of grey coating (could be normal just nothing I have seen on other uppers I have used). Overall I was a bit underwhelmed but I am sure it will shoot fine.

Love this upper! Primary Arms had it to me in 4 days and their customer service was great! Shot 200 rounds of various ammo from steel .223 to M855 with no issues at all. Would definitely buy another Spikes product and more importantly Primary Arms is my new go to on line shop!

Vame in nicely packaged and a day ahead of scheduled delivery. Thanks Primary!

Thanks for your exceptional service and outstanding prices, you definitly have some of the most competitive prices around. I look foward to doing more buissnes with you in the near future Best regards Eric Z

I read many great reviews on the Spike's upper and after receiving it, I understand why! Very impressed with the quality and fit and finish. Great price and super fast delivery from Primary Arms. Will definitely shop here often!

Excellent Service, Customer Support and Speedy shipping! More purchases to come from Primary Arms!

Excellent Service, Customer Support and Speedy shipping! More purchases to come from Primary Arms!

great fit ,mated to my palmetto state armory lower nice and tight. Quick delivery also

The Spikes upper arrived quickly and was just as described! Only wish the usual stickers and stuff from spikes came wit bit but that probably is only when you order direct from ST. Very happy customer !

Primary arms shipped extremely fast, provided the tracking number and shipped out the Monday after I placed the order (placed Saturday night). They shipped first thing in the am! I couldn't believe how quick!!! Will continue to shop!!!

shipped fast and good price.First build with this barrel but looks to be good quality for the price, haven't had a chance to shoot this rifle.

shipped fast and good price.First build with this barrel but looks to be good quality for the price, haven't had a chance to shoot this rifle.

Very professional service and top notch products. Thanks

No need to review the Spikes Tactical Uppers. The Spikes Tactical name and the quality of their product speak for themselves! This review is about Primary Arms. I have made Primary Arms the only internet site I will deal with! I have never had even the slightest glitch with any of the many purchases I’ve made from their site. They even took the time with this purchase of two (2) Spikes Tactical uppers to personally call me and let me know the items would be shipped the following day. Primary Arms gets 10 stars in my book, and I will always be a loyal customer!

Arrived quickly with my magpul moe handguard. This upper is made well with all components fitting great and functioning smoothly. Very happy with product and the spikes peace of mind lifetime warranty.

When I began my search for an upper assembly kit, I nerve thought I would be able to afford a Spike's Tactical. They have a great reputation and, usually, a large price tag. I was happily surprised to find one so affordable (and with the mid-length gas system I wanted). Primary Arms shipped quickly and even contacted me via email (I mean an actual person contacted me) to confirm my shipping address. I would highly recommend both this product and website to friends.

fast acting to ship good all in all product

Shipping notice was e-mail fast and it was followed up by a phone call to confirm information and expected delivery data. First Class.....

Really nice upper, but then again, what else would you expect from Spikes? PA was quick to ship and it arrived lookin' good. Thanks!

Not much other than that! PA had my uppers boxed and tracking numbers up in minutes!They even called to confirm that they were on the way! Great uppers as well, can't say enough good things about Spikes!

I went originally went threw Spikes Tactical to get my upper receiver and after I found out that they were on back order and would take 6 months due to the elections. I couldnt wait for it. So I searched around and I came across primaryarms.com and saw what they had, and I was very pleased that they didnt have anything on back order and everything took bout 4-5 days from when I hit submit to the upper receiver getting to my door. package was in good condition and reciever was clean and lubed and ready to shoot. of course I took it all apart just to make sure everything was their and in working condition. I will definity be recommending this website to others that need help with uppers. I do wish that they shipped threw Fedex and not UPS. Just my opinion

No problems. Factory. Very Tacticool.

Fast service, received phone call personally from shipping department regarding delivery information. Will definitely continue to shop with primary arms!